The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-01
JULY,s WEATHER RECORD.
The Storm Signal Ordered Down at Sa-
vannah,

/ July weather was peculiar in many re-
spects. The temperature was very variable,
though generally high, and the rainfall
and the cyclone period made it remarka-
| bic month. Savannah had Az inches of
| rainfall for the month, a small amount com
| paratively, and 40 inches below the aver
age for the last fifteen years. OF this 2S7
inches fell the first week, from July . till
the 9th. In the cyclone period, of three
| days, Savannah had rainfall of l.6i
inches, Augusta 50i, Atlanta S.44, and
! Cedar Keys, Fla, 705 inches. The rainfall
in the cotton belt was quite heavy The
Savannah district received a fair show,
cambridge reporting 565 inches for the
month, Albany 2.57, and Quitman 3. 30.
The rainfall for the entire State was unusu-
ally heavy and in many places the
floods occasioned by the heavy and
continued rains created much damage.
During the earlier part of the month the
rain was confined to the coast section, but
during the latter all sections in the State
had ample rains.
SOME TALL TEMPERATURES
The temperature was high all the month,
and at times ranged exceedingly high. On
July IL the highest degree was registered,
l02 being recorded The lowest was on
July Z, when the mercury touched 60. The
highest average for the last sixteen years is
81. The warmest weather was between
July n and JUG. "a, when every day
recorded above Sthe normal for the
last sixteen years. The monthly average
was 2 below the average for the same
period. Thirteen thunder storms occurred
during the month, eight OF which were &C
companied by rain. These cooled the at
lnosphere exceedingly Without them the
heated term would have had larger list Of
fatalities.
The barometric conditions in Savannah
have been uniform except in the cyclone
period, when il reached its lowest point,
29.7S. The cyclone has retired
to the gulf again 1t re-
traced its steps after leaving Savannah, and
yesterday afternoon was reported in South
ern Alabama, near Montgomery. The in
dications point to resumption Of its travels
ere long, northeast being the probable
course it will take
Yesterdays RECORD.
The maximum temperature in Savannah
yesterday was s6.2', the minimum 755' and
the average sos, being LIZ below the
average for the last fifteen years. Jesup
reported the highest temperature in this dis
trict, the mercury climbing up to 90.
Thomasville reported the unusually low
maximum temperature Of rs. The Little
Rock, Ark, district, ten stations, gives the
average temperature as 1907 which would
tend to give some Of the towns a swelter
New Orleans Galveston and Memphis, in
the eottOn-belt region, show an average of
gS'. The midnight reports showed a high
temperature all over the country. St
Louis, Cincinnati and Vicksburg reported
temperature of So at 10 O'Clock last night.
Heavy rains prevailed yesterday in many
parts of this State, and at 10 o'clock last
night it was still raining at Au-
gllsta The rainfall at Townsville
was 27S inches; at Albany /. 40 and at Quit
man |. 25. The average for this district of
nine stations was SO inches. The average
for the Atlanta district, ten stations report
ing, was .78. Augusta district, eleven
stations reporting. gave an average of %
Savannah seemed about the only place not
reporting rain.
DANGER SIGNALS Off
At 1890 o'clock this morning the Chief
Signal Officer ordered the danger signals
down. II is now thought that the storm
centering in Southern Alabama Will pass
away to the northward or will die of mani
xen where it is. Last night "a low area APP
Hp tor the upper lake regions, centering
4n kept !. No high winds have been re-
IS for thtlf
cause Cations for to-day point TO local
Thy is ssnds generally easterly, except at
tlthern points, and temperature stationary.